Prince Harry was shocked on the press’ assaults on Meghan Markle.
Aside from hogging the Duchess of Sussex with cameras, the British press paid particular consideration to her ethnicity.
He writes in memoir ‘Spare’: “I used to be shocked, and scolded myself for being shocked. And for being unprepared. I’d been braced for the same old insanity, the usual libels, however I hadn’t anticipated this degree of unrestrained mendacity. Above all, I hadn’t been prepared for the racism. Each the dog-whistle racism and the obtrusive, vulgar, in-your-face racism.”
Harry then talks about a few of the headlines which have stayed with him all through the years.
“The Day by day Mail took the lead. Its headline: Harry’s lady is (virtually) straight outta Compton. Subhead: Gang-scarred dwelling of her mom revealed—so will he be dropping in for tea? One other tabloid jumped into the fray with this jaw-dropper: Harry to marry into gangster royalty? My face froze. My blood stopped. I used to be indignant, however extra: ashamed. My Mom Nation? Doing this? To her? To us? Actually?” admits the Duke.
